Patricia Louise BuckmanFeb 2,1955-Feb 9,2025

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JUNE 30,1962-FEB 7,2025 Maxine Olivia Running Hawk was born on June 30, 1962 in Pine Ridge, SD to Dennis Gilman Running Hawk and Lenora Mary Bear Robe. Maxine made her journey to the Spirit World on February 7, 2025 at her home in Rapid City, SD. Maxine is survived by her spouse, Louis R. Janis; aunts, Joyce Bear Robe and Regina Brave Eagle; sisters, Betty Janis, Joann (Tom) Flynn, Francine Little Bear, Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory, Veatrice Weasel Bear, Dorothy Iris (Richard) Flying Horse, Vina Roan Eagle (Regg), Amelia Colon, Denise “Sissy” Yellow Boy, Francine & Gerilyn Quiver, and Louella Young;...

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MAY 23,1957-FEB 13,2025 Anthony Dean Osborne, known to all as “Tony” passed away on February 13, 2025 after a long battle with heart disease and cancer. Tony was born on May 25, 1957 at the Old Pine Ridge Hospital to Anne Cedarface and Harry Osborne. Tony is survived by his sister, Nancy Osborne Fox and her husband Tim; and Cheryl Osborne both of Las Vegas, NV, and Lee Osborne Schiefelbein and her husband Michael of Fort Lewis, WA; 6 nephews; 3 nieces; cousins, Susan Shangreaux- Hudspeth, Fred Cedarface, Clara Cedarface, Charlene Featherman, Rose Shoulders, Frances Cedarface, and John Cedarface; and...

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Does your mind wander? Do you struggle with paying attention? One moment, you are working on a task, and the next, you are lost in a daydream or thinking about unrelated issues. This shifting of mental focus happens to everyone. Sometimes it happens so habitually that we barely notice. It might be occurring right now. How often do you get lost in abstract and meandering thoughts inside your head? For some people, this happens multiple times per hour, while for others, it occurs hundreds or even thousands of times per day. Indeed, one of the big challenges of modern existence...

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February 3, 2025. Next week, on the twelfth of February, the moon will be full at 6:53 in the morning, Pine Ridge Time. For a couple of nights either side of any full moon, you might make out the shadow of a lepus on the face of the moon. It is on the left side with its ears toward the top. Lepus is the Latin name for hare, which was also its Old English meaning, although back then it meant gray. The Lakotan word for lepus is mashtinska, a jackrabbit, which is a different species from mashtincha, which is a...

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Join us on Saturday, February 8th, from 10 AM to 4 PM for an open house at the Oyate Health Center Optical to honor the launch of eyewear frames featuring ledger art by Jim Yellowhawk and introduce exciting updates coming to our optical services. Following the large expansion and improvement of the Oyate Health Center Dental program, additional services have come to our optometry department. This open house presents a unique opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of one of our own and to spread the word about our new services. The incredible artistry of Jim Yellowhawk now graces five eyeglass...

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OGLALA - During the second day of the tribal council’s January regular session at the Prairie Wind Casino hotel conference room, the council approved OST President Frank Star Come Out’s choice of Michelle Belt as Chief of Staff by Motion and a vote of 11-3-4. Star Comes Out had put forward six names for the position six names for the Chief of Staff position for the council to make a selection including Belt, John Long, Deborah Tobacco-Little Ramone Bear Runner, Miranda Herman and Violet Fast Horse. When reminded by the council that he needed to recommend one for the position,...

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ROSEBUD – The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council recently issued a statement urging citizens to carry their certificate of degree of Indian blood to protect against deportation incidents. The statement was released to the general public via the RST website and social media accounts after elected officials “learned that a draft media statement was released without the Council’s knowledge offering free Tribal IDs.” While other tribal governments were working to provide complementary identification cards to their citizens, the tribal council statement, issued on January 28, read in part that the “problem is [the Rosebud Sioux Tribe does] not have enough supplies to...

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